King of Hearts is a posthumous album of Roy Orbison songs put together from master sessions and demos by Jeff Lynne for Virgin Records. The collection was originally released in 1992 on CD, music cassette and long-playing record.

Roy Orbison died on December 6, 1988 aged 52 from a heart attack in the middle of his career revival. After Orbison’s death in 1988, Mystery Girl was released, several songs had been recorded during the sessions. The question was whether or not Orbison had recorded enough material for one more album. The answer was yes. Some songs on this album were recorded as demos. Several individuals produced the various recordings, including Lynne. They were: Don Was, David Was, Pete Anderson, Robbie Robertson, Will Jennings, David Briggs, Chips Moman, Guy Roche, Albert Hammond and Diane Warren.

Tracks
1 You’re The One (Roy Orbison, Bill Dees) 3:00
2  Heartbreak Radio (Troy Seals, Frankie Miller) 2:58
3  We’ll Take The Night (Roy Orbison, Will Jennings, John David Souther) 4:56
4  Crying (Roy Orbison, Joe Melson) 3:48
5  After The Love Has Gone (Roy Orbison, Jerry L. Williams) 4:40
6  Love In Time (Roy Orbison, Will Jennings) 5:32
7  I Drove All Night (Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly) 3:46
8  Wild Hearts Run Out Of Time (Roy Orbison, Will Jennings) 3:33
9  Coming Home (Roy Orbison, Will Jennings, John David Souther) 4:01
10  Careless Heart (Original Demo) (Roy Orbison, Diane Warren, Albert Hammond) 5:17
11  Life Fades Away (Bonus Track) (Roy Orbison, Glenn Danzig) 3:41Media

Musicians

1 You’re The One
Bass - T-Bone Wolk
Drums - Jim Keltner
Guitar - David Hidalgo
Guitar - Dean Parks
Acoustic Guitar - T-Bone Burnett
Organ - Booker T Jones
Background Vocals - KD Lang
Vocals - Roy Orbison

2 Heartbreak Radio
All Instruments - Jeff Lynne
Vocals - Roy Orbison

3 We’ll Take The Night
Bass - James Hutchinson
Drums - Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar - Reggie Young
Organ - Benmont Tench
Piano - Larry Knechtel
Sax - Clarence Clemons
Background Vocals - Andrew Gold
Background Vocals - Everett Drake
Background Vocals - Francine Reed
Background Vocals - Wayne Murray
Background Vocals - Willie Green
Vocals - Roy Orbison

4 Crying
Bass - James Johnson
Drums - Kenny Buttrey
Guitar - Steve Gibson
Keyboards - David Briggs
Harmonica - Terry McMillan
Vocals - KD Lang
Vocals - Roy Orbison

5 After The Love Has Gone
Bass - James Hutchinson
Drums - Ricky Fataar
Guitar - Mark Goldenberg
Mandolin - Mark Goldenberg
Organ - Don Was
Piano - Benmont Tench
Accordion - Mark Goldenberg
Percussion - Lenny Castro
Background Vocals - Everett Drake
Background Vocals - Francine Reed
Background Vocals - Wayne Murray
Background Vocals - Willie Green
Chorus - Andrew Gold
Chorus - Barbara Orbison
Chorus - Benmont Tench
Chorus - Don Was
Chorus - Doug Fieger
Chorus - Mark Goldenberg
Chorus - Michael Libow
Vocals - Roy Orbison

6 Love In Time
Bass - Larry Klein
Drums - Alex Acuna
Percussion - Alex Acuna
Guitar - Robbie Robertson
Keyboards - Larry Klein
Piano - Jim Cox
Cello - Larry Corbett
Cello - Suzie Katayama
Background Vocals - Alex Brown
Background Vocals - Jacquelyn Gouche
Background Vocals - Tony Warren
Vocals - Roy Orbison

7 I Drove All Night
All Instruments - Jeff Lynne
Vocals - Roy Orbison

8 Wild Hearts Run Out Of Time
Bass - Larry Paxton
Drums - Kenny Buttrey
Guitar - Brent Rowan
Guitar - Larry Byrom
Guitar - Steve Gibson
Keyboards - David Briggs
Synthesizer - David Briggs
Vocals - Roy Orbison

9 Coming Home
Bass - Mike Leech
Drums - Gene Chrisman
Guitar - JR Cobb
Guitar - Reggie Young
Keyboards - Bobby Emmons
Keyboards - Bobby Wood
Vocals - Roy Orbison

10 Careless Heart (Original Demo)
Guitar - Josh Sklair
Background Vocals - Albert Hammond
Background Vocals - Diane Warren
Vocals - Roy Orbison

Other Musicians

Strings – David Campbell, Ezra Kliger, Henry Corbett, Maria Newman, Pavel Farkas, Sid Page (Track 1)
Viola – Tom Tally (Track 6)
Violin – Armen Garabedian, Berj Garabedian, Charles Bischarat, Joel Derouin (Track 6)

Liner Notes

Producer – T-Bone Burnett (Track 1)
Producer – Jeff Lynne (Tracks 2, 7)
Producer – Don Was (Tracks 3, 4, 5)
Producer – David Was, Pete Anderson (Track 4)
Producer – Robbie Robertson (Track 6)
Producer – David Briggs, Will Jennings (Track 8)
Producer – Chips Moman (Track 9)
Producer – Albert Hammond, Diane Warren, Guy Roche, Roy Orbison (Track 10)
Producer (Additional) – Barbara Orbison, George Massenburg (Track 1)
Production Manager (Assistant) – Jared Levine (Track 6)
Executive Producer – Barbara Orbison
Concertmaster – Joel Derouin (Track 6)
Coordinator (Production, Assisted) – Carrie McConkey (Track 5)
Coordinator (Production) – Marsha Burns (Track 5)
Arranged By – Mike Utley (Track 1)
Arranged By (String) – David Campbell (Tracks 3, 6)
Engineer (Mix) – Don Smith (Track 4)
Engineer (Assistant) – Martin Brumbach (Track 6)
Engineer – Lynn Peterzell (Track 8)
Engineer (Assistant) – Tom Hitchcock (Track 8)
Mastered By – Stephen Marcussen (Tracks 2, 7)
Mastered By, Compiled By – Doug Sax - Mixed By – Richard Dodd (Tracks 2, 7)
Mixed By – Ed Cherney (Track 5)
Mixed By – Jim Scott (Track 6)
Mixed By (Assisted) – Brett Swain (Track 5)
Mixed By – George Massenburg (Track 8)
Mixed By – Albert Hammond, Guy Roche (Track 10)
Recorded By – Rik Pekkonen (Tracks 1, 3, 5)
Recorded By (Additional) – George Massenburg (Track 1)
Recorded By (k.d. lang’s Vocals) – Mark Bingham (Track 1)
Recorded By – Richard Dodd (Tracks 2, 7)
Recorded By (Assisted) – Dan Bosworth (Tracks 3, 5)
Recorded By – Jim Scott (Track 6)
Recorded By – Chips Moman, David Cherry (Track 9)
Art Direction – Mick Haggerty
Design – Kathleen Philpott
Design (Cover) – Tom Dolan
Photography – Bob Sebree
Distributed By – Virgin Records Canada Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Virgin Records America, Inc.
Copyright (c) – Virgin Records America, Inc.
Recorded At – Ocean Way Recording
Recorded At – Kingsway Studios, New Orleans
Recorded At – The Village Recorder
Recorded At – House of David
Recorded At – Sun Studios
Recorded At – Criterion Studios, Hollywood
Mixed At – Ultrasonic Studios
Mixed At – Conway Studios
Mixed At – The Village Recorder
Mixed At – Ocean Way Recording
Mixed At – Criterion Studios, Hollywood
Mastered At – The Mastering Lab
Mastered At – Precision Mastering